When it was announced that Swedish progressive music pioneers Isildurs Bane and Steve Hogarth, Marillion’s vocalist, had come together for a musical collaboration my interest was notched up quite a bit. Isildurs Bane have been around in progressive music circle…
View More Isildurs Bane & Steve Hogarth – Colours Not Found in NatureAuthor: Mel Allen
The Hadron Big Bangers – flAsh
The Hadron Big Bangers (T.H.B.B.) come from Newtown, Connecticut, and consist of full-time members Robert Are and Martin Ear. They state that their influences include Dali, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Legendary Pink Dots and Captain Beefheart. Intrigued…
View More The Hadron Big Bangers – flAshThe Fierce And The Dead – Field Recordings
Formed in 2010 The Fierce And The Dead (TFATD) are a four piece instrumental rock band from London who have now released a number of EPs and albums, their first for Bad Elephant Music being Spooky Action in 2013. They…
View More The Fierce And The Dead – Field RecordingsZU – Jhator
As a Buddhist, an album that takes inspiration from the ancient, mysterious and often misunderstood Tibetan sky burial intrigued me and I approached this review with interest. Italian trio ZU have been free of genre classification for twenty years, preferring…
View More ZU – JhatorHawkwind – The GWR Records Years: 1988-1991
Esoteric Records continue their reissue of Hawkwind’s albums, grouped together in box sets with the other releases on the original labels. On this occasion we have the albums released on the GWR Records label between 1988 and 1991, these being…
View More Hawkwind – The GWR Records Years: 1988-1991Beatrix Players – Magnified
Beatrix Players are a London-based female trio, comprising Amanda Alvarez, Jess Kennedy and Amy Birks. They have been described as combining elements of Folk, Jazz, Progressive and Classical music, citing influences as diverse as Michael Nyman and Regina Spector whilst…
View More Beatrix Players – MagnifiedWhite Willow – Future Hopes
In a career that has so far spanned over twenty years, from their debut Ingis Fatuus in 1995 through to 2011’s acclaimed Terminal Twilight we are now ready to receive the seventh offering from White Willow, Future Hopes. From prog/folk…
View More White Willow – Future HopesIl Rumore Bianco – Antropocene
There are a number of young Italian bands around at the moment who are starting to develop a good reputation in 21st Century progressive rock. Il Rumore Bianco (White Noise), who hail from Verona, is one such band. When one…
View More Il Rumore Bianco – AntropoceneBlackfield – Blackfield V
If you are reading this then Blackfield, the well-known collaborative project between Steven Wilson and Israeli artist Aviv Geffen, probably need little or no introduction. There have been four albums previously, the last two, Welcome to my DNA and IV…
View More Blackfield – Blackfield VKshettra – Five Mothers
One the best aspects of reviewing music is that you get to hear new and interesting sounds from around the globe. Indeed it seems that music can be universal, crossing the world, uniting people and connecting them across different countries…
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